Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Medicine is developing every day and there are more and more new cures for various problems coming through as we speak. Within fifty years, there is likely to be a medicinal cure for the majority of diseases in the world, which can be no bad thing. But just think what you are pumping into your body at the moment. Every time you get sick, you will more often than not go to the doctor. He or she will prescribe you with a variety of pills and pot (more…)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
A Minnesota Health Care Directive typically does not empower a health care agent to act on behalf of the principle until the principal lacks capacity to make those decisions. That is why it is a good idea to include specific language within the Health Care Directive that addresses this issue. Minnesota Section 145C.08 states that a health care agent acting pursuant to a health care directive has the same authority as the principal to recei (more…)
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
The United States does not have socialized medical care. If you have no health insurance coverage, you have to pay for health care out of your own finances at the time of service. This can run into many thousands of dollars for serious illnesses.
You buy health insurance for the same reason you buy other kinds of insurance: to protect yourself financially. With health insurance, you protect yourself and your family in case you need med (more…)
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Posted in Health Insurance | 49 Comments »
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
HIPAA, Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, defines rules and requirement on privacy and security practices of health care information. In Title II, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlines regulations for the use and dissemination of individual health care information.
These rules apply to covered entities, including health plans, health care clearinghouses, such as outsourced billing companies and commu (more…)
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
When the topic of women’s health care is raised, the first disease that comes to mind is probably breast cancer. But surprisingly, that’s not the number one health care issue confronting women today. In fact, heart disease kills more women each year than all forms of cancer combined. By knowing the most significant risks in women’s health care and what you can do to combat these health care issues, women of all ages can take a proactive approa (more…)
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Posted in Health Care | 26 Comments »